From February 1, the Shakhtar sports complex opened a children’s section on water tourism, headed by Mykhailo Sidorov, the founder of the Chervonograd sports tourism club “Za obriy”. 14 children expressed their desire to study water tourism and learn kayaking skills.
In winter, the people of Gurtkiv together with Mykhailo Sidorov traveled around the region, studying the river system of the region. In addition, the children studied the rules of handling the equipment, the features of watercraft and the interaction of the crew on the water in a two-seater kayak.
Since March 23, students of the water tourism section trained on the water for the first time. “From now on, classes will be held twice a week – on Tuesday and Thursday. There is a lot of painstaking work ahead, the goal of which is not only the training of qualified water travelers, but also sports ambitions – we have a clear goal to participate in water tourism competitions from next year,” Mykhailo Sidorov shared his plans.